Braintree police issue warning about two new scams

BRAINTREE – Police are warning Braintree residents about two new scams – one with a fake EZ Pass toll-road email message, the other a bogus phone call saying there’s illegal material on your computer.

The EZ Pass email is designed to look like it’s an official message from the toll service. It tells the recipient that he or she hasn’t paid and should click on a link in the email to pay.

“Don’t click the link!” Police Chief Russell Jenkins said.

In the phone-call scam, the caller says there’s a signal for illegal downloads coming from the person’s computer. The person is asked to enter a URL address onto the Web browser so the caller can check the download.

“Don’t do it!” Jenkins said.

“Never allow someone you don’t know connect to your computer through a Web address,” the chief said. “They will have unrestricted access to all personal information stored on it.”

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